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If you have switches I would assume you have heaters. I would check for blown fuses. I believe the heaters are tied into the cigar lighter? I also recall a couple of instances of wiring for the vanity mirror lights shorting out and causing the the heated seats to quit working.

It is possibile that the indicator lights are blown. how long of a test drive did u go on? press the button down for "high" setting, then give it a couple minutes, I had a hard time noticing that the seat was on, the first couple times, but it was on 'low' unknown to me.

i have heated seats, and it takes them some time to warm up. A test drive may not be enough time to let them warm up. The fact the switches didnt light up justmeans, a classic subaru thing, the bulbe are burned out.

I don't have the proper wiring diagrams to look at, so this is just a best guess.

If a fuse is blown for the switch lights, you'd notice other lights not being on.

The heaters are most probably turned on with a relay, becuase small switch contacts can't handle the amperage the heaters draw. It is possible the indicator lights are tied to the relay contacts as well, and won't light if the relay doesn't energize.